BEN TRE PROVINCE - HANDICRAFT COCONUTS VILLAGE

Coconut Handicraft Villages - Making fine handicraft products is one of the characteristics of Ben Tre, because this is the home land of coconut, which is used as the only materials for this kind of handicraft products. In the hands of the dexterous worker-artists here, any single piece of coconut materials may turn into fine items with great charm and fantasy, such as animal statuettes, human face statuettes…

Coconut candy is another kind of Ben Tre specialty and a traditional product, which is sold both in domestic stores and exported to many countries around the world. Tourists can find these products mostly in Chau Thanh District (Con Phung, Con Quy, An Hoa) and Giong Trom District. For coconut candy, tourists can go straight to buy directly from the makers on Dong Khoi Boulevard in the Township downtown.